Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. Let’s kick things off with some climate news. Last week the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP, wrapped up in Brazil. I talked to Zoya Teirstein, a senior staff…
Remember the first time you heard your company was going AI-first? Maybe it came through an all-hands that felt different from the others. The CEO said, “By Q3, every team should have integrated AI into their core workflows,” and the energy in the room (or on the Zoom) shifted. You saw a mix of excitement…
It wasn’t perfect. But it was better — a lot better. And the game plan wasn’t complicated for Shedeur Sanders in his first NFL start: move the launch point, take some deep shots, mix in quick throws to Harold Fannin Jr. and Dylan Sampson, and let Myles Garrett and the defense cook. Sanders finished 11…
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as Many Rivers to Cross, You Can Get it If You Really Want and Vietnam and starred in the landmark movie The Harder They Come, has died at 81. His family posted a message Monday on his social…
In a world of GPS and car-hailing apps, some Londoners still want to drive a traditional black cab. First, they must memorize thousands of city streets.
Seafloor covered with manganese nodules Science History Images/Alamy A process to extract metals from their ore with hydrogen could make deep-sea mining for valuable materials more sustainable than mining on land, a new study claims. Swathes of the ocean floor are littered with nodules the size of tennis balls. These polymetallic nodules are comprised largely…
24 November 2025 Benedict Cumberbatch is worried about the impact of social media on children. Benedict Cumberbatch is worried about social media The 49-year-old actor – who has sons Christopher, 10, Hal, eight, and Finn, six, with his wife Sophie Hunter – believes access to the online needs to be better controlled because young people…
While the two sides reached a broad agreement months ago, American officials will visit Brussels this week to discuss the details. Europe has a wish list, but so does the United States.
The Kremlin’s leader is standing back as Ukraine and Europe scramble to negotiate changes to a U.S. proposal to end the war.
The Thanksgiving holiday is nearly upon us, which means tens of millions of Americans will be traveling nationwide this week to visit their loved ones and celebrate around the dinner table with them on Thursday. The majority of that travel both to and from Turkey Day destinations is expected to kick off tomorrow, Tuesday, November…
